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my cat is old as fuck and she's going a bit mad. if all the lights are off in the house and i'm downstairs she goes up into my bedroom and makes crazy baby wailing noises, first few times i found it proper eerie and disquieting... once i realised what it was and ran upstairs to make sure she wasn't having a full blown wobble she was ridiculously excited to see me, tail wagging like mad and all but jumping into my arms. it's like seeing an empty, dark room she can't compute that i've not abandoned her forever. it's making me sad. what if when i'm out at night she does this for hours on end? might steal my step gran's alzheimer's medicine. good thread bro.

might help to keep her brain active as often as possible, not just with chasing games but like, putting treats in a very specific place and then work at teaching her to connect a certain sound (like a clicker, or the treat bag shaking) to going to where the treats are. also those blocks of wood that are hollow in the middle with holes all over, those are great for cat brain training. cheap too usually.

it's weird cos most of the time she still seems the same crafty, scheming, bitter animal i've always known. if she hears the other cat barrelling down the stairs she'll fly behind a chair and spring a trap on it. if there's chicken in the house she has to be locked in the front room.

stuff to watch for is if she starts pissing in random parts of the house, or just behaving unusually around you. cause it's one thing to be confused about the dark, but if she's even acting weird when you're right there, that might indicate something worse.